Cash register



May 27, 1930. .1. L. CARRILLO 1,760,744

7 CASH REGISTER Filed Dec. 27. 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet l TTWTTT May 27, 1930. J. L. CARRILLO 1,760,744

CASH REGISTER Filed Dec. 2'7. 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 7.6 5-7 gwucntoz M7 J: lnlwrri Z10 May 27, 1930. J. CARRILLO CASH REGISTER Filed Dec. 27. 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet JL .larrz'll Patented May 27, 1930 JESUS L. CARRILLO, OF WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'IO MARY CHERRY, OF WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA CASH REGISTER Application filed December 27, 1928.

This invention relates to cash registers of the general character used by conductors of omnibuses, street cars and under like circumstances, though not limited to such use, and particularly to registers of that character wherein a receipt is given to the person paying fare and wherein a record of the amount is retained by or in the register itself. The general object of the present invention is to provide a small and compact machine of this character particularly adapted for the use of conductors, ticket agents, etc., and which may be carried upon the belt and which is adapted to be actuated by the conductor whenever a sum of money is paid and which upon actuation will discharge a slip of paper bearing thereon any proper notation or printed matter and the amount paid.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will do away with the necessity of using, the fare registering or cash registering devices now in use on street cars, busses, etc., and which involve the use of overhead shafts, pull cords, operating rods,

gather dust and must be constantly cleaned and which having to be oiled are likely to drin oil upon the passengers, thus injuring the clothes and rendering the railroad company liable for damages.

A further object is to provide a device of this character w. ich includes stamps, one for each amount likely to be collected and provide a. plurality of paper strip rolls so constructed that as the proper stamp is forced downward by the conductor or by the passenger if desired) the amount which has been paid by the passenger to the conductor will be stamped upon the appropriate slip and the slip projecte from the machine torn off and given to the passenger as a receipt, and in this connection to provide a machine of this character having a second series of paper strip rolls any one of which is fed forward at the same time as the corresponding roll is fed forward and provide a second series of stamps corresponding in amount indicated Serial No. 328,763.

with the first named series of stamps and simultaneously actuated therewith so that a record of t e amount paid will be printed upon one of the second named strips and this will be fed from beneath the printing mechanism into a receptacle to constitute a record of the transaction.

A further object is to provide a register of this character with any desired number of coin chutes leading to suitable coin boxes so that the passenger may drop the coin into ger a receipt.

Another object is to provide improved means for actuating the stamping mechanisms automatically ringing a bell when the stamping n'iechanisms are actuated, provide means for resetting any depressed stamp after the slip has been printed and cut 0H, prevent the actuation of any stamp until the stamp previously actuated has been reset, and provide automatic means for the strip.

Other objects have to do with the details of construction and arrangement of parts as will appear more fully hereinafter.

lh y invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of the register and its case;

Figure 2 is a vertical register Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2:

Figure 4 is a detailed fragmentary section through the terminal end of one of the lower stamps;

Figure 5 is an Figure 6 is an the machine;

Figure 7 is a tion;

Figure 8 is a top plan view, the casing being in section;

Figure 9 is a top plan view of a portion of the feeding means for one Of the upper paper rolls;

sectional view of the end elevation; elevation of the other end of rear elevation partly in secchutes;

Figure 12 is a top plan view of one of the paper strip rolls, the supporting walls therefor being in section.

Referring to the drawings, it Wlll be seen that my cash register includes an outer casa frame consists the end plates and proper 21.

ing and an interior supporting frame disposed within the casing and to which the casing is attached. The outer casing will be later described but it will be seen that the of end members 10 and 11, a front channeled member 12 which connects the end plates and a rear channeled member 13, these channel members facing downward and being disposed above the lower edges of 11. Connecting the upper ends of the end plates 10 and 11 at the rear thereof is a transverse plate having downwardly extending lateral flanges.

Extending between the end plates adjacent the front of the frame is a casinglti and extending downward through said casing are a plurality of plungers 17, each plunger being urged upward by a spring 18. The plungers extend down through the casing 16 and at their lower ends are connected to dating and cash indicating stamps designated generally 19. Each of these stamps comprises a front and rear vertically disposed strip 20 detachably connected at their lower ends to a stamp This stamping head 21 is forme with a pair of parallel slots 22 and with suitable indicia thereon indicating an amount to which any particular stamp corresponds as for instance five cents, ten cents, fifteen cents, twenty cents, twenty-five cents, etc., one of the stamps indicating the last fare paid, the next stamp the next higher fare, etc.

Disposed between the upper ends of the vertical strips 20 are two rollers 23 and 24 over which pass the endless dating belts 25 which may be made of rubber and either in a continuous strip or in the form of pivotally engaged sections, this strip or belt carrying on it the usual dating stamp indicia such as the days of the month on one belt and the months on the other belt. Each of these rollers 23 and 2t has associated therewith a gear wheel 26. One of these gear wheels is engaged by transverse screw 2? which extends transversely across the frame and is mounted in hearings in the end walls 10 and ll and the other gear wheel is engaged by a correonding transverse screw 28. One screw projects out at one end of the other and the other at the other and each screw is provided with a head or knob whereby it may be readily rotated. By rotating these screws the date may be changed in obvious manner. The endless belts having thereon the dating indicia pass downward through slots 22 and across the under face of the head 21. Means are provided, as will be hereinafter stated, for feeding a strip of paper downward on to the upper surface of the channel 12 and cutward beneath each stamp.

For the purpose of indicating to the passenger that the proper fare ha been recorded and thus preventing the conductor from knocking down fares, each of the plunger-s 17 carries upon it and associated therewith a disk having indicated thereon the amount corresponding to that particular plunger 17. These disks are so mounted that they are in superposed or registering relation normally and immediately above an aperture in the outer casing, so that when any plunger is depressed the appropriate disk will be depressed and will be displayed through the opening in the casing.

To this end, each plunger has associated with it a disk 29 shown as rectangular in form, this being mounted upon a transversely extending arm extending laterally to a point opposite the appropriate plunger and then angularly as at 30 into engagement with the plunger, the arm being held upon the plunger by upper and lower nuts, the springs 18 hearing against these nuts. The arms 30 and the disk 29 are preferably made of thin sheet metal though I do not wish to be limited thereto. All of the disks 29, as before stated, are normally in registered relation and above the sight opening in the face of the outer casing and are only displayed through this casing when the plunger is depressed. Vhen a plunger is depressed, it is locked in its depressed position by means which will be later described and remains locked until a plunger 31 is depressed which releases this locking means and permits the springs 18 to raise the heretofore This in a bridge depressed plunger.

plunger 31 is slidin gly mounted,

piece 32 projecting outward from the end plate 11 of the frame. This plunger at its lower end is pivotally connected to an arm 3 on a sh aft 34. this shaft extending through the casing 16 and being operatively connected to the releasing mechanism as will be later described.

The arm 33 is urged upward by means of a spring 35. The opposite end of the shaft 34 carries upon it an arm 36. These arms 3?) and operate upon their depression to raise a paper strip clamping bar which. extends along the front of the f ame just above the front flange of the channel 12. This clamping bar at its ends projects slightly beyond the end plates and is connected at each end to levers 38 and 38 each pivoted at The rear end of each lever is pivotally con nected to a slotted slide 40 operating upon a pin il. The upper end of each of the slides 40 is formed of a flange 42 with which the corresponding arm 32% or 36 is adapted to have engagement. he inner end of each lever 38 or 38 is urged upward by means of a spring 43. Thus, when the plunger 31 is depressed, the arms 33 and 36 will move downward and engage the upper ends of the slides 40 and force the inner ends of the levers 38 and 38 downwar thus raising the clamping bar 37. The lever 38 is angularly bent and extends through a slot 44 for the purpose to be later stated.

For the purpose of imprinting upon the paper strips projected from the machine the amounts indicated on the various stamps, I provide in the channel 12, the two ribbon rolls 45 and 46. One of these rolls is provided with the gear wheel 47. The ribbon 48 passes from the barrel of the roll 46 outward through a slot 49 in the wall 10 over rollers 120, then longitudinally above the web of channel iron 12 beneath guides 50, around a pair of rollers 120 through a second slot 49 and then to the barrel of the roll 45.

The lever 38 as before stated, is angularly bent and extends through the arcuate slot 44 and is pivotally connected to a sliding rod 51 I mounted upon the inner flange of the channel 12. The lower end of this rod is connected to a cross head 52 having at one end the spring pawl 53 which engages with the teeth 47. A pawl 54 acts to prevent any backward movement of the gear wheel 47 and it is, therefore,

step upon the roll 45 in a to be seen that every time the plunger 31 is depressed the take-up roll 46 of the ink ribbon 49 is turned a predetermined amount and that thus the ink ribbon is wound up step by manner akin to the manner of winding up a typewriter inking ribbon.

The cross head 52 also operates the take-up roll 55 of a second inking ribbon 56 which is disposed within the channel 13. This ribon 56 passes from the roll 55 out through a slot 57 in the wall 11, then upward over rollers 120, then longitudinally above the web of channel iron 13 down through a sec- 0nd slot 57 and thence to the roll 58 mounted in the channel. The take-up roll 55 also carries a gear wheel 58 and cross head 52 is provided with a second pawl 53 which engages with this gear wheel 58. There is likewise provided a pawl 59 for preventing rearward movement of the take-up roll. This inking ribbon 56 inks a second roll of stamps which will be now described.

Just above the rear channel 13 and slightly inward of the inner flange of this channel there is mounted a shaft 60 which is supported at its ends in the end walls of the frame. This shaft is held from movement and mounted upon this shaft for swinging movement are a plurality of stamps 61. The under faces of these stamps are adapted to confront the upper face of the channel 13. There are as many of these stamps 61 as there are stamps 19 and as many as there are keys or plungers 17. Each of these stamps be inserted in the slots 69 is formed with a projecting tail 62 and with an upwardly projecting portion 63. Upon a transversely extending channel member 64 forming part of the frame and disposed immediately above these stamps 61 are springs 65 which when the stamps are tilted upward and rearward bear against the upwardly extending portion 63 and act to force the stamps downward so that these stamps will fly back when tripped and will strike the paper strip associated therewith and imprint on this slip the amount of money associated with the corresponding plunger.

Attached to each of the print stamps 61 and extending upward, outward and then downr ward is a spring finger 66 which as the stamp is actuated will act to assist in feeding the paper strip downward beneath the stamp and over the ribbon 56.

For the purpose of supporting two sets of paper strip rolls in place, I mount above the .ransverse channel-shaped bar 64 an upper channel shaped bar 67. Extending between these channel shaped bars 64 and 67 are a plurality of pairs of vertical strips or partition plates 68. Each of these strips has an upper downwardly inclined slot 69 and a lower downwardly inclined slot 69 A plurality of short transverse rods 70 are adapted to be inserted in the upper slots 69 of each pair of strips 69 and a plurality of lower transverse rods or shafts 70* are adapted to Each of these shafts carries upon it the core or sleeve 71 of a roll of paper. Each upper roll of paper 72 is designed to feed a paper strip beneath the stamps 19, each strip passing downward from the appropriate roll through a guide or chute 73 which discharges on a level with the upper web of the channel iron 12 and beneath the appropriate stamp and beneath the bar 37. The ends of each shaft 70 are mounted in a U-shaped yoke 74 of resilient material apertured at its ends for the passage of the ends of the shaft. This yoke acts to prevent the paper strip from expanding the end of the yoke and also provides means whereby any particular shaft may be withdrawn to permit the replacement of a used up roll of paper with a new roll of paper. The lower shafts 70 are also provided each with a U-shaped yoke 74 for the same purpose.

The strip of paper 72 on each lower roll is guided downward by guides 75 mounted upon a transverse plate 76 which is flanged at its ends to embrace the end plates 10 and 11, this plate 76 being attached to the end plates by screws or any other fastening means so that it may be withdrawn. The upper end of each guide is outwardly flared as at 77 and the lower end of the guide discharges inward toward the lower stamps 61 and a cross bar 78 carries upon it the resilient prong 79 which bears against the paper strip and prevents the paper strip from being ithdrawn after it has been projected. The paper strip passes downward beneath the spring finger 6G and thus as the printing member Gl individually rocks upon the shaft (a). this spring finger 66 will act to feed the paper downward or inward beneath the appropriate stamp (3i. Thus for each opera tion of each printing member 61, the appropriate strip of paper will be drawn off the appropriate roll and fed rearward into a space in the bottom of the casing wherein these rolls are stored until used for totalling the amount of cash registered.

For the purpose of actuating the registering stamps 61, each of these stamps, as before stated, is formed with a tail 62 projecting rearward. Each tail has a pivoted terminal member 80 which can turn upward beyond an approximately horizontal plane but cannot turn downward beyond a horizontal plane because the lateral flanges 81 abut against the rear ends of the fork within which this terminal member 80 is pivoted. A spring 82 acts to turn this terminal member into normal position with the flanges 81 abutted against the ends of the fork in the tail 62.

This terminal member is beveled on its under side and the terminal member disposed in the path of movement of a cross bar 83 carried by arms 84 and exten ing dwxnward and rearward from the lower ends of the stamps 19 as shown nzost clearly in Figure 2. Thus it will be seen that when one of the stamps 19 is forced downward by the appropriate plunger 1.7 the arms 84 will be carried downward and the cross bar will depress the tail end of the appropriate stamp (3i for I it against the spring 65. As soon as the cross bar 83 has passed the terminal end 80. the spring will cause the stamp to spring downward in the manner of a hammer and strike the paper strip forcing a ine": inking ribbon 56 and thereby print the strip the amount engraved u of the stamp 61. The return mow cross bar Sal is permitted by the ra pivoted terminal end rising until the cross bar can pass member, after snaps back into position under the the spring 82.

For the purpose of feedi the upper rolls the beveled end of the terminal which the tcrnunal member action of (2. I extend tin downward as at 85 and mount u shaft 86 a series of lovers 8?. l lac of these levers is longitudinally slotted as at a set screw 89 passes through the slot into the lever to thereby engage the levc with the shaft and permit the lever to be rldpisted upon the shaft. The inner end of ti lever has pivoted to it at 90 the downwardly curved finger 91 which extends into a slot 92 formed in the inner wall of the strip guide 73. This finger 91 acts as a pawl.

When a plunger 17 is depressed, the lever 87 is rocked to lift its finger 91 and then as the plunger is raised under the action of the spring 18. the lever 87 will be rocked in the reverse direction and the finger 91 will ongage the paper st ip and force downward a predetermined amount, thus forcing the strip' of paper which has been minted out a predetermined amount beneath the clamping bar 3?. Inasmuch as these lovers are loosely mounted upon the fixed shaft. 86, the levers being held in place by lateral nuts steps 93. it will be obvious that only that strip will be actuated whose corresponding plunger has been actuated.

For the purpose of locking the plunger in a depressed position until all dates are positively released to thereby permit the passengcr to see plainly the amount that he has paid on the appropr ate disk 25'). I provide the shaft as previously stated. This shaft extends longitudinally of the machine directly behind the ca sing 16 through which the plunn'ers operate. This casing 16 has a width equal to the thickness of the plungers and acts as a gruide for the plun srers. l /[ounted upon the rear face of this casing 16 ar a plurality of detents 94 whose lower ends are turned inward and adapted to engage a detent notch 95 formed in the corresponding plunger and prevent the upward movement of the plunger. The shaft 34: is relatively wide and when it is rocked on its bearings by a depression of the plunger 81. the shaft will turn and lift all of the detent springs 94 outward, that is, away from the plungers and, therefore. any plun ger which has neen latched in its lowered position is adapted to move upward under the action of the corresponding spring 18.

These detents 94 are preferably formed of leaf springs, the resilience of which is sufficient to urge them inward into engagement against the confronting faces of the plungers. \Vhen the plunger is depressed. its detent notch 95 will come opposite the detent and the detent will spring into engagement with the notch, latching the plunger in its lowered position until the tripping key or plunger has been depressed.

In order to provide for a registration of the total number of fares paid or, in other words, the total number of actuations given to the plungers 17 I mount upon the end plate 10 the laterally projecting shaft 96 carrying upon it a plurality of diget wheels 97. I have shown three of these digit wheels a, b and 0. Mechanism is provided of a welllrnown type and not necessary to describe, whereby after the digit wheel a has been turned through one complete revolution, the next adjacent digit wheel will be moved one step and when this digit wheel I) has been turned through one complete revolution. the next adjacent digit wheel will be moved one step. These digit wheels bear upon their peusual Wheel of the series has associated therewith a with which is a pinion 9 operated by a gear wheel 100 on a shaft This gear wheel has associated with it a star wheel 102. Mounted upon a shaft 103 which extends entirely across the space between the end walls 10 and 11 is an arm 104 which carries a spring finger 105 engaging between the teeth of the star wheel 102. The rear end of this arm 104 is urged downward by a spring 106.

upper face of the arm 107. A

Therefore, when any plunger 17 is depressed the extension 110 or projecting lug formed thereby will bear against the terminal end 108 and as this cannot swing downward, it rocks the arm 107 thereb rocking the shaft 103. When the shaft is rocked sufiiciently, the extension 110 will pass the terminal member 108, whereupon the spring 106 will pull the arm 104 rapidly back to its initial position. Either the rocking movement on the shaft 103 p duced by the downward movement of the arm of the series of register wheels.

Associated with the shaft 103 is a hammer 111 which strikes against a bell consisting of the terminal end of the arm 107, the spring 106 will return the shaft 103 to its position and this will cause snap back against the bell to thus audible signal to the customer that the amount paid has been registered.

The end plate 11, as before stated, is provided with the bridge 32, this bridge being cut away to permit the swinging movement of the bell hammer 112. The lower portion of the plate 11 is also provided with a bridge d the opposite end plate 10 carries relatively short bridge 114 and the bridge 115. Coin chutes 116 are provided with cross bars 117 and screws pass from these cross bars into these several bridgepieces 32, 113, 114, and 115. he upper ends of each coin chute are spread or flared so as to permit the introduction of a coin. Each chute is, of course, only wide enough to permit one coin to pass. The chutes are outwardly curved at their lower ends and discharge into coin boxes carried upon the lower end of the supporting frame, these coin boxes being locked into position but being detachfaces of the end walls 10 and 11, these brackets or angle iron strips carrying the upper and lower rods 119 upon which the sleeves or rollers the ribbon 48 and with the slots 57 for the ribbon 56. Thus the ribbons pass across the upper faces of the respective channels 12 and 13, then down over the rollers 119 and then inward to their respective winding spools 45 and 46.

pieces and quarters and that one of the registering plungers 17 is designed to register and give a receipt for a ticket or something will be coin recepcourse. do not wish to be limited to the number of plungers which may he used and, of course, the number of coin chutes and receptacles will correspond to the number 0 coins used or a coin receptacle may be ace of been registered. An opening 1 5 permits a view of the totalling wheels 97 and an opening 126 permits a view of a disk which will be later described which indicates whether the nlungers are locked against actuation or not. The top 12? of the casing has openings 128 through which coins may be dropped into the coin chutes 116 and also openings for the plungcrs 17. The bottom 129 of the casing inay have recesses at the ends designated 130 through which the coin receptacles 121 may be disposed.

The bottom 129 oi the casing is also cut away at its center as at 131, the margins o th s cut away portion being formed with gu des for the reception of a sliding door 32 which is normally closed but may be pulled out in order to permit access to be had to the ribbon carrying mechanism so hat the inking ribbons may be changed and replaced from time to time. The back is also cut out in the same manner at 133 and a sudable section 134 is disposed therein so that access may be hael to the rollers supl fflftlllg' the strips of paper. Preferably means will be provided for locking the plungers against actuation when necessary. T his means consists of a transverse bar 135 slidingly mounted in the end plates and 11 and having hooks 136 engageable with the arms When this bar or rod is shifted in one direction, the hooks will engage beneath the arms 30 and prevent the depression of the plun gers and when shifted in the other three tion will permit the depression of the plungers. For the purpose of indicating when the lungers are capable of being de the shiftable rod 135 carries upon it at one end the signal disk 13'? which when the arm is pulled to the right will be displayed through the opening 126.

I have heretofore detailed the operation of this mechanism but generally speaking, it may be as follows When a passenger hands the conductor a coin, he drops it into the appropriate slot and it passes into one of the coin receptacles 120. At the same time the conductor, assuming that the locking bar 135 has been pushed to its unlocking position, depresses the appropriate plunger 17. This causes the descent of the proper stamping date and amount stamping device to be depressed on to the paper strip which has been previously ted below this stamping device.

\Vhen the plunger is depressed, it is locked in this depressed position until the conductor depresses the releasing key or plunger 31, whereupon the previously depressed plunger 1? springs upward. As it springs upward the paper strip is fed forward beneath the clamping bar 37 and is cut off or torn otl either by the passenger or conductor who hands this receipt to the passenger. Simultaneously with the descent of the plunger and the receipt stamp, the corresponding recording or registering stamp is actuated and the amount printed upon a paper strip which is simply unrolled and discharged into the lower portion of the machine constituting a record whereby the company can check up on the conductor as regards receipts. r t the time that the registering button is depressed, the appropriate disk 29 is also depressed so that it comes into view through the opening 124: so that the passenger can see that the amount paid has been registered and can note that the amount registered corresponds with the amount paid. Every day, dating stamps are changed to accord with the day of the month.

It will be seen that I provide a very compact register which, while particularly adapted for the use 01 conductors on railways, busses, etc., is equally adapted for use by all persons receiving money as for instance by the ticket takers or money takers at amusement parks, circuses or the like or the device may be used as a cash register by merchants, in which case the mechanism, of course. may be mounted upon a desk.

I claim 1. A cash register including an outer casing, a plurality of manually and independ ently operable dating and amount indicating stamps, a plurality of paper strip rolls corresponding in number to the stamps, means for directing the strips from the rolls beneath the stamps, a second series of amount indicating stamps, corresponding in number to the first named stamps, a second series of corresponding paper strip rolls, means for directing the strips therefrom beneath the second series of stamps, means for causing the simultaneous actuation of any one of the first named and corresponding second named stamps, and means for feeding the corresponding paper strips to a definite amount beneath the stamps in each actuation thereof, the casing having a slot through which the paper strips issuing from be leath the first named stamps may be projected.

2. A cash register including a plurality of manually and independently operable dating and amount indicating stamps, a plurality of paper strip r lls corresponding in number to the stamps, means for directing the strips from the rolls beneath the stamps, a second series of amount indicating stamps, corresponding paper strip rolls, means for directing the strips therefrom beneath the second series of stamps, a plunger on each of the first named stamps whereby it may be depressed, means actuated by a depression of one of the first named stamps causing the actuation of one of the se: ond named stamps, means for automatically locking any plunger in a depressed position, a second plunger adapted to release said locking means to permit the depressed plunger to rise, and means for feeding the corresponding paper strip to a definite amount beneath the stamps on each actuation thereof.

3. A cash register including a plurality of manually and independently operable dating and amount indicating stamps, a plurality of paper strip rolls corresponding in nun! her to the stamps, means for directing the strips from the rolls beneath the stamps, a

second series of amount ii'idicating stamps, corresponding paper strip rolls, means for directing the strips therefrom beneath the second series of stamps, a plunger on each of the first named stamps whereby it may be depressed, means actuated by a depression of one of the iirst named stamps causing the actuation of one of the second named stamps, means for automatically locking any plunger in a depressed position, a second plunger adapted to release said locking means to permit the depressed plunger to rise, means for feeding the corresponding paper strip to a definite amount beneath the stamps on actuation thereof, a casing having a s' l aperture and a disk carried by each oi first-named stamps and when the stamp is depressed displayed through said aperture, the disk carrying thereon the amount indications on the stamp.

4. A cash register including a plurality of manually and independently operable dating and amount indicating st i ps, a plurality of paper strip rolls corresponding in number to the stamps, means for directing the strips from the rolls beneath the stamps, a second series of amount indicating stamps, corresponding paper strip rolls, means for directing the strips therefrom beneath the second series of stamps, a plunger on each of the first named stamps whereby it may be depressed, means actuated by a depression of one of the first named stamps causing the actuation of one of the second named stamps, means for auton'iatically locking any plunger in a depressed position, a second plunger adapted to release said locking means to per niit the depressed plunger to rise, means for feeding the corresponding paper strip to a definite amount beneath the stamps on each urination thereof, a casing having a sight aperture, a disk carried by each of the first an'ied stamps and When the stamp is de pressed displayed through said aperture. the v carryirg thereon the amount ens an the stamp, gong, and a hammer coacting therewith and actuated to strike the gong upon the depression of any one of the plungers.

5. A cash register including a plurality of manually and independentl; operable dating and amount indicating stamps, a plurality of paper strip rolls corresponding in number to the stamps, means for directing the stri s from the rolls beneath the stamps, a second "cries of amount indicating stamps, corresponding paper strip rolls, means for directing the strips therefrom beneath the second series of stamps, a plunger on each of the first named stamps whereby it may be depressed, means actuated by a depression of one of the first named stamps causing the actuation of one of the second named stamps, means for automatically locking any plunger in a depressed position, a second plunger adapted to release said locking means to permit the depressed plunger to rise, means for feeding the corresponding paper strip to a definite amount beneath the stamps on each actuation thereof, a casing having a sight aperture, a disk carried by each of the firstnamcd stamps and When the stamps are depressed displayed through said aperture, the disk carrying thereon the amount indications on the stamp, a series of totalling Wheels, and means for causing the actuation of said totalling Wheels upon the depression of any one of said plungers.

6. A cash register including a supporting frame and a casing, a plurality of vertically movable independently operable dating and amount indicating stamps mounted in said frame, a corresponding number of plungers extending through the casing and engaged With the stamps, a corresponding number of paper strip rolls mounted Within the casing corresponding in number to the stamps, means for directing paper from any roll beneath the corresponding stamp, means for feeding paper from any roll forward a predetermined amount beneath a stamp as the stamp rises after depression, a second series of amount indicating stamps pivotally supported Within the frame, a second series of paper rolls, means acting to feed the paper from any one roll beneath a corresponding stamp of the second series upon an actuation of the stamp of the first named series, and means carried by the first named stamps and depressible therewith for actuating said sec ond named stamps.

7. A cash register including a supporting frame and a casing, a plurality of vertically movable independently operable dating and amount indicating stamps mounted in said frame, a corresponding number of plungers extending through the casing and engaged with the stamps, a corresponding number of paper strip rolls mounted Within the casing corresponding in number to the stamps, means for directing paper from any roll beneath the corresponding stamp, means for feeding paper from any roll forward a predetermined amount beneath a stamp as the stamp rises after depression, a second series of amount indicating stamps pivotally supported Within the frame, a second series of paper rolls, means acting to feed the paper from any one roll beneath a corresponding stamp of the second series upon an actuation of the stamp of the first named series, springs urging the second named stamps downward in a stamping position, and means carried by the it named stamps and depressible therewith engaging in one of the pivoted second flamed stamps, raising it against the action of the spring and then releasing it to permit the spring to force the corresponding paper strip one step upon each actuation of one of the second named stamps.

8. A cash register including a plurality of manuall; operable independent dating and amount indicating stamps, each of said stamps having thereon a flexible dating stamp carrying belt, a toothed wheel operatively en- :"aged with said belt and an adjusting screw engageable with the toothed wheel of one belt when said stamps are raised, paper rolls associated with each stamp, means for feeding a strip of paper from a roil beneath the corre- 'ponding stamp a predetermined amount as the stamp is raised, an inking ribbon, rolls therefor, the inking ribbon being trained across the space over which the strips from said rolls travel, and means for automatically shitting; said inking ribbon one step upon a depression of any one of said stamps.

ln testinion whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

JESUS L. CARRILLO. 

